Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., ltd. · leaf 252
atruncated cone, as crowns had been. The Poor Menare in robes with beards and flowing natural hair;they wear square bands, and carry staves. TheClergymen wear trailing surplices ; but these are overa sort of cassock and breeches, and they all havehigh-heeled shoes with great roses. They also… … Earl of Southampton. The Evolution of Coats and Waistcoats 191 which reaches to the knee; the pockets are nearlyas low as the knee. These cassocks have lapelsfrom neck to hem, with a long row of gold buttonswhich are wholly for ornament, the cassock neverbeing fastened with the buttons. The sleeves…
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